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Following my post about Kherson and hryvnia I want to tell some facts about it. 😊 "Hryvnia" was originally a unit of weight of Kyivan Rus’, its origin is attributed to the 8th-9th centuries. With the spread of Arab dirhams on the territory of Rus’, 1/4 
a certain number of them began to be equated by weight to the #hryvnia. Gradually, the hryvnia acquired the value of not only a weight, but also a unit of account. Later, silver bars of standard shape and weight became coins. Also a silver coin of that time. 2/4
The hryvnia coin has been known since the middle of the 11th century. The first to appear were Kyiv coin hryvnias — diamond-shaped ingots weighing about 164 g. Novgorod hryvnias appeared almost simultaneously — stick-shaped ingots weighing about 204.7 g. 3/4
Here are four options to help Ukraine in these tough times, you can maker a money transfer from abroad, or use crypto:
(All of these were shared to me by people I know directly working & living in Ukraine, except the govt tweet) 👇
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#UkraineRussiaWar #Feb27
(All of these were shared to me by people I know directly working & living in Ukraine, except the govt tweet) 👇
Please RT
#UkraineRussiaWar #Feb27
My friend in #Kyiv shared the savelife.in.ua/en/donate/ link.
It was shared to my by a team of fintech entrepreneurs, and receives donations with Fondy.eu in transfers, or Bitcoin
The transfer currency is Ukrainian Hryvnia.
The receiver pays 2,45% commision.
It was shared to my by a team of fintech entrepreneurs, and receives donations with Fondy.eu in transfers, or Bitcoin
The transfer currency is Ukrainian Hryvnia.
The receiver pays 2,45% commision.
BREAKING: A gloomy, overcast day in #Kiev. #Ukraine's capital stands precariously at the edge of #war. #Russian president Vladimir #Putin declared a military offensive earlier today. There are reports of shelling, air strikes and casualties across Ukraine. A developing 🧵. 1/
Speaking to @SkyNewsBreak, a former Vice PM of #Ukraine warned that Putin won't stop at Kyiv. She reported shelling and bombing in Kyiv, where she resides, and appealed for swift, decisive action from the West. Notably, she mentioned the #SWIFT payments system as a tool. 2/
@INETeconomics By a chance, the article saying #MMT "theorists ignore how their policies could hurt developing countries" places #Ukraine currency #hryvnia (notes of 20 hryvnia's) as its cover picture.
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@INETeconomics Btw, another time when #MMT-related literature opted by a mere chance to associate itself with #Ukraine's currency was the book 'Can "It" Happen Again?' written by Hyman Minsky (2nd ed published in 2016).
This time there is a jar of coins 5 kopecks each (5 #копійок).
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This time there is a jar of coins 5 kopecks each (5 #копійок).
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@INETeconomics I am #Ukrainian, having a 22-year experience in the Ukraine's financial sector (1995-2017) and working full-day jobs first as bank officer doing debts/credits and then as research economist. I worked in the banking sector as well as in the non-banking financial sector.
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